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BRIGADIER GENERAL

\bɹˌɪɡɐdˈi͡ə d͡ʒˈɛnəɹə͡l], \bɹˌɪɡɐdˈi‍ə d‍ʒˈɛnəɹə‍l], \b_ɹ_ˌɪ_ɡ_ɐ_d_ˈiə dʒ_ˈɛ_n_ə_ɹ_əl]\

Definitions of BRIGADIER GENERAL

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1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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An officer in rank next above a colonel, and below a major general. He commands a brigade, and is sometimes called, by a shortening of his title, simple a brigadier.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
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An officer in rank next above a colonel, and below a major general. He commands a brigade, and is sometimes called, by a shortening of his title, simple a brigadier.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

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